Shafthead building

Shafthead building is a building in Falun Municipality, Dalarna. Shafthead building is situated near the scenic viewpoint Östra Utkiken, as well as near Mine museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mine museum and Ernst Rolf’s birthplace.

Mine museum

Museum

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mine museum is situated 140 metres north of Shafthead building.

Ernst Rolf’s birthplace

Café

Photo: Historiker, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ernst Rolf’s birthplace is a café, which is situated 460 metres northeast of Shafthead building.

Dalarnas Museum

Museum

Photo: Mojj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalarnas Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Shafthead building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Pit and Falun Mine.

Great Pit

Locality

Photo: Spito, Public domain.

Great Pit is a locality.

Falun Mine was a mine in Falun, Sweden, that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two-thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century.

Falun

Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Falun is the administrative centre of the Dalarna province in Sweden. It's the largest town in the area with about 40,000 inhabitants, slightly more than its close neighbour and friendly rival Borlänge.

Shafthead building

Type: Building
Also known as: “Creutz lave”
Location: Falun Municipality, Dalarna, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.59896° or 60° 35′ 56″ north

Longitude

15.61671° or 15° 37′ 0″ east

Height

4 metres (13 feet)

Roof shape

pyramidal

Open location code

9FGQHJX8+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 45806453

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mineshaft

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Östra Utkiken and Drottningens utkik.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Vattnets väg till gruvan and Hoisting, water power and pumps.

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Worth a closer look: Falun and Borlänge.

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